Microsoft Windows workstation service routes local file system requests and remote file or print network requests via Remote Procedure Call (RPC).A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in the Microsoft Windows Workstation service. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by specially crafting a malicious RPC request and sending it to an affected system. Successful exploitation may create a temporary denial of service condition on the target host.

Protection Overview

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update.For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Workstation Service NetrWkstaUserEnum Denial of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.